France’s highest court refuses extradition of far-left Italian militants

Former member of an Italian left-wing group Marina Petrella, second left, arrives in court (Michel Euler/AP)

France’s highest court has refused the extradition of former far-left Italian militants who were convicted of attacks carried out in the 1970s and 1980s.

The two women and eight men fled Italy after their convictions and before they could be sent to prison. Now ranging in age from 62 to 79, they have lived freely in France for decades.